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DeepSeek R1

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99%

DeepSeek R1 uses 4.3x more emoji

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62%Vocabulary52%

15wSentence Length15w

0.52Hedging0.40

8.0Bold5.9

5.7Lists4.4

0.04Emoji0.00

0.62Headings0.71

0.28Transitions0.23

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DeepSeek R1

Pony Alpha

279 AI models invented the same fake scientist.

We read every word. 250 models. 2.14 million words. This is what we found.

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DeepSeek R1 vs MiniMax M2.5New provider

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Why DeepSeek R1?

Dead even. This one's a coin flip.

Why Pony Alpha?

1.6x more context200K

12 months newerFeb 2026

DeepSeek R1Pony Alpha

Input price

$0.55/M

$0.000/M

Output price

$2.19/M

$0.000/M

Context

128K

200K

Released

Feb 2025

Feb 2026

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Movie

The Godfather

The Godfather

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Album

The Dark Side of the Moon

The Dark Side of the Moon

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Book

Pride and Prejudice

Pride and Prejudice

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City

Kyoto

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Game

The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time

The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time

Adventure, Action4.4

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01

Estimate Complexityreasoning

Tests an AI's ability to make educated estimates based on technical knowledge

DeepSeek R1

DeepSeek R1

Deepseek · Feb 2025text

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Openrouter · Feb 2026text

The total number of FLOPs required to train GPT‑3 is approximately 3.15 × 10²³ (or 315 zettaFLOPs). The reasoning follows these steps:

Model size – GPT‑3 has 175 billion (175 × 10⁹) parameters. This is a well‑known figure from the original paper.
Training data size – The model was trained on 300 billion (300 × 10⁹) tokens. The paper states that all models were trained for a total of 300 billion tokens.
FLOPs per parameter per token – For a transformer model, the compute can be approximated by:
- Forward pass: each parameter is used in a multiply‑add operation, contributing about 2 FLOPs per token.
- Backward pass (gradient computation): roughly 4 FLOPs per parameter per token (two extra passes for gradients with respect to weights and inputs).
- Hence, training (forward + backward) requires about 6 FLOPs per parameter per token.
Total FLOPs – Multiply the three numbers: [ \text{FLOPs} = 6 \times (175 \times 10^9) \times (300 \times 10^9) = 6 \times 175 \times 300 \times 10^{18} = 315,!000 \times 10^{18} = 3.15 \times 10^{23}. ]
Consistency check – This estimate aligns with the reported compute of 3.14 × 10²³ FLOPs mentioned in OpenAI’s technical analysis, confirming its plausibility.

The calculation captures the dominant linear‑algebra operations; small additional costs (e.g., attention quadratic terms, layer norms) are negligible in comparison.

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02

AI Board Game Logicreasoning

Tests an AI's ability to understand game rules and strategy

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Deepseek · Feb 2025svg

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03

Logic Puzzlereasoning

Tests an AI's ability to solve a simple but potentially confusing logic puzzle

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Deepseek · Feb 2025text

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Openrouter · Feb 2026text

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04

Stochastic Consistency Testanalysis

Tests an AI's randomness and creativity

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Deepseek · Feb 2025text

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Openrouter · Feb 2026text

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05

SVG Layout Challengeimage generation

Tests an AI's ability to generate vector graphics

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Deepseek · Feb 2025svg

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Openrouter · Feb 2026svg

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06

Xbox Controller SVG Artimage generation

Tests an AI's ability to create detailed SVG illustrations of gaming hardware

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Deepseek · Feb 2025svg

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Openrouter · Feb 2026svg

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07

Generate a Stand-Up Routineconversation

Tests an AI's humor and creative writing ability

DeepSeek R1

DeepSeek R1

Deepseek · Feb 2025text

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Openrouter · Feb 2026text

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08

Realistic AI Interviewconversation

Tests an AI's ability to simulate personalities and predict future trends

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Deepseek · Feb 2025text

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Openrouter · Feb 2026text

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09

Character Voice Testconversation

Tests an AI's ability to write in distinct character voices

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DeepSeek R1

Deepseek · Feb 2025text

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Openrouter · Feb 2026text

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10

Minimalist Landing Pageweb design

Tests an AI's ability to generate a complete, working landing page

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Deepseek · Feb 2025website

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Pokémon Battle UI Recreationweb design

Recreate an interactive, nostalgic Pokémon battle UI in a single HTML file.

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Deepseek · Feb 2025website

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Openrouter · Feb 2026website

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Three.js 3D Gameweb design

Create a 3D building and driving game in a single self-contained HTML file using Three.js. Tests an AI's ability to combine 3D graphics, game logic, and UI interactions on the web.

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Deepseek · Feb 2025html

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Openrouter · Feb 2026html

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